A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation to transform Ukraine’s battlefield drone expertise into a long-term defense technology partnership with the United States.
The Strategic Unmanned Systems Partnership Act would establish a US-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group focused on unmanned aerial systems, unmanned surface vehicles and counter-drone technologies. The goal is to help the US co-develop, co-produce and rapidly acquire cost-effective Ukrainian-designed systems tested in active combat.
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The House bill was introduced by Representatives Michael McCaul and Marcy Kaptur, alongside co-leads Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Quigley, Jim Costa and Don Bacon. A Senate companion bill was introduced earlier this month by Senators Jacky Rosen and Mike Rounds.
Battlefield-tested technology
According to McCaul’s office, the working group would bring together the Pentagon, Ukraine’s Armed Forces and other relevant stakeholders to deepen cooperation on unmanned systems and counter-unmanned systems. Kaptur’s office also listed Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, the Brave1 defense-tech cluster and the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center among the entities involved.
The proposal outlines pathways for mutual technology transfers, accelerated joint ventures and licensed production agreements to manufacture Ukrainian-designed systems at scale in the United States.
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